The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-01-14

President, E. T.. Bodice, OF Philade'-
phia; Vice President, Thomas Wight
man, OF Pitisburg; Secretary, o. L.
FFzee, OF New York; Treasurer, VIM.
Lot fIler, of Pittsburg. There were in
attendance about fifty delegit es from
all sections of the country. Mr..
Bodine Informed a reporter that the
the session was mainly occupied by
the reading of the annual summary,
showing the co1dition OF the trate
throughout the country. Mr.. Bodine
said that about 81 per cent. of the
whole capacity of the country Is now
in blast. The blast or manufacturing
year, which usually commences in
September, did not commence this
year until about October 9th on &C.
court of the labor difficulties. The
consumption of glass hal been very
large during the past six months,
much more than was anticipated.
THE FARMERS CONGRESS.
The Farmers Congress was called to
order by President Beverly. There
was a much larger attendance than
yesterday. In accordance with res.
oluion adopted yesterday, President
Beverly appointed Col. K. S. Duke
chairman, OF Virginia; Hon. ]. w.
Stryder, of West Virginia; II. L d.
Lewis, of Virginia; Springer Har.
baugh, Of Minnesota, and W. i. Park
ilson, of Kansas, as a committee to
confer with the Senate in regard to the
Secretaryship of Agriculture. Also
the following committee to confer
with the Agricultural Committees of
Congress and the State Department.:
L. W. Corbin (chairman), Of Virginia;
]. @. Walsh, of Maryland; j. o. Sex
ton, of Pennsylvania; ]. w. Miles, Of
Iowa, and D. r. Musell, of Mississippi,
President Beverly was made ex.offiGio
chairman of both committees. The
Committee on Resolutions then re-
psrted several resolutions, the most
important Of which was that the.
clause ia the charters Of the ma
tional banks which forbids their
loaning money on real ee-
tate works great injury to
the farmers of the United States by
denying them banking privileges, and
thus causing them to pay higher
rate OF interest than any other class OF
citiz ans, and that we, the farmers of
the United States in congress assem-
bled, do most respectfully but urgent
ly ask the Congress of the United
States to repeal the same" II was
proposed that the members call in q
body on the President of the United
States. A message was sent to the
White Houss to learn the Presidents
con venience. Col. Lamont replied
that the President was engaged today,
but would be pleased to receive them
tomorrow. Half past l o'clock was
then set as the hour for calling. The
delegates of each State and Territory
were ssked to call upon their Repre-
sentatives in Congress and personally
endeavor to hasten legislation on the
matters which have been dist used
The congress then adjourned to meet
in Chicago the Tuesday before the
meeting OF thu fat stock show, in No
vember, 1887.
AREA, PRODUCT AND VALUE OF CEREALS.
The Department of Agriculture esti-
mates OF area, product and value OF
corn, wheat and oats for permanent
record are completed. The official
work OF the year has been thoroughly
reviewed with the aid of State oc OPP
Grafton and all available OF crop
reduction and the aggregates are sub
stsntially those recently reported.
The corn crop in round numbers,
aggregates l 1856, 900 900 bushels grown
on 75,000,000 acres, and has q farm
value Of $610,000,000. The yield is %
bushels per acre, 41.2 bushels less
than last year. There is an increase
of area OF over 8 per cent. and de-
crease OF produce of IA per cent, while
the average price has Increased l3 per
cent. or from 1928 cents, to 36.6
cents per bushel. The aggregate
product Of wheat is 457 600, 900 bushels
| from an area of nearly 81 coo, 900 acres,
having a farm valus of 1914 900, 600.
The average value is $751; cents per
against TIT for the previous crop,
and "a Is cents for the great crop OF
| 1884. This is So per cent reduction
from the average value between 1870
and 1880. The yield of the spring
wheat centers is better than was ex-
pected early in the season, and in
the Pacific coast much worse.
The general average for winter and
spring wheat is nearly 1910 bushels
per acre. The product of oats is
624, 000, 900 bushels, five millions less
than last year, from an area of over
% 600 600 acres, producing value of
$lS6, 100000. The average yield is 26.4
bushels against 276 last year. The
average value is 80 s cents per bushel;
last year 2S.5 cents per bushel.
DECISION AFFIRMED.
In the case of the Alabama aud